Use of Dedicated Mobile Teams and Polio Volunteer Community Mobilizers to Increase Access to Zero-Dose Oral Poliovirus Vaccine and Routine Childhood Immunizations in Settlements at High Risk for Polio Transmission in Northern Nigeria

BACKGROUND: The Polio Eradication Initiative in Nigeria, which started >20 years ago, faced many challenges, including initial denial, resistance from communities, and prolonged regional safety concerns. These challenges led into the structuring of the response including the development of the Na...

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Autores principales: Ongwae, Kennedy M., Bawa, Samuel B., Shuaib, Faisal, Braka, Fiona, Corkum, Melissa, Isa, Hammanyero K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Supplement Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5853824/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28838155
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiw520

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5853824/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28838155
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiw520

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